Psalms   
Psalms

49:1Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,
49:2both low and high, rich and poor alike:
49:3My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the utterance from my heart will give understanding.
49:4I will turn my ear to a proverb; with the harp I will expound my riddle:
49:5Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me--
49:6those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches?
49:7No man can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for him--
49:8the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough--
49:9that he should live on forever and not see decay.
49:10For all can see that wise men die; the foolish and the senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others.
49:11Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves.
49:12But man, despite his riches, does not endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
49:13This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings. Selah
49:14Like sheep they are destined for the grave, and death will feed on them. The upright will rule over them in the morning; their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions.
49:15But God will redeem my life from the grave; he will surely take me to himself. Selah
49:16Do not be overawed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases;
49:17for he will take nothing with him when he dies, his splendor will not descend with him.
49:18Though while he lived he counted himself blessed--and men praise you when you prosper--
49:19he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of life.
49:20A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
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